France 98: When Michael Owen was Pele, and Zidane had hair

Remember France 98? Painfully, for those of us born before The Simpsons first aired, there may well be some FFT readers who don't.

And what a treat those lovable young scamps will have missed. From orgasming Dutch commentators, to Romania's collective blondening, via Frank Skinner's custardy hand; it was quite some tournament.

There was also some football, some of which you can read about by clicking the links below...

Bonjour! France return from the World Cup wilderness The sixteenth World Cup was staged on an infinitely bigger and grander scale than any before: France 98 provided all the passion, excitement and controversy that makes the competition such a special, magical occasion. Nick Moore sums up arguably the best World Cup of recent times.

What hit Ronaldo before the final?Nobody really knows what happened with Ronaldo before the 1998 World Cup final. But that hasnÃ¢ÂÂt stopped the wild speculation, from conspiracy theorists to shock-jocks, politicians and team-matesÃ¢ÂÂ¦